Rule 8.3 - BRITISH AIRWAYS
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in BRITISH AIRWAYS
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 03 December 2008
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 41,536,226 3.60% 1,533,726 0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives 3,074,936 0.27% 711,151 0.06%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,611,162 3.87% 2,244,877 0.19%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
Purchase 5,631 1.5689
Purchase 98,797 1.5549
Purchase 640,246 1.5423
Purchase 49,354 1.5412
Purchase 11,058 1.5213
Purchase 349,205 1.5472
Purchase 27,300 1.5192
Purchase 460 1.5690
Purchase 18,354 1.5690
Purchase 9,334 1.5521
Sale 46,950 1.5493
Sale 19,097 1.5690
Sale 18,354 1.5690
Sale 27,800 1.5486
Sale 10,000 1.5506
Sale 36,084 1.5564
Sale 8,400 1.5464
Sale 361,819 1.5472
Sale 90,468 1.5467
Sale 11,058 1.5539
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 19972 1.5377
CFD Long 53612 1.5382
CFD Long 8400 1.5463
CFD Long 90468 1.5466
CFD Long 361819 1.5472
CFD Long 27800 1.5485
CFD Long 46950 1.5493
CFD Long 11058 1.5538
CFD Long 239248 1.5686
CFD Long 263029 1.57
CFD Short 27300 1.5191
CFD Short 11058 1.5212
CFD Short 49354 1.5412
CFD Short 640246 1.5422
CFD Short 349205 1.5471
CFD Short 98797 1.5548
CFD Short 5631 1.5688
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 04 December 2008
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk